Robot system comprising a robot and two devices that can be connected to said robot in an alternating manner, and method for changing said devices
AssigneeKUKA Deutschland GmbH
InventorOvidiu Zurbau
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for changing devices (W1, D1; W2, D2) which are connected to a robot (R) and which communicate with a robot application (APP), having the following steps: S2: detecting a disconnection of a communication with a first device (W1, D1); S3: removing an address entry (“MAC1/IP1”) for the first device from a communication index (ARP); S4: establishing communication with a second device (W2, D2); and S5: generating an address entry (“MAC2/IP1”) for the second device in the communication index.
Claims13
A method for exchanging systems connected to a robot, which communicate with a robot application, the method comprising:
- removing a first system from an arm of the robot and connecting a second system to the arm of the robot, the first and second systems being selectively, alternately attachable to the arm of the robot;
- detecting an interruption in a communication with the first system;
- removing an address entry for the first system from a communication directory;
- establishing communication with the second system;
- and
- creating an address entry for the second system in the communication directory.
A robot system, comprising:
- at least one robot,
- at least two systems that can be alternately mechanically connected to an arm of the robot,
- a robot application,
- a communication means, and
- a computer comprising a storage medium including program code that, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to:
- detect an interruption in a communication with a first system when the first system is removed from the arm of the robot;
- remove an address entry for the first system from a communication directory;
- establish communication with a second system when the second system is connected to the arm of the robot;
- and
- create an address entry for the second system in the communication directory.
A computer program product having programming code stored on a non-transitory machine readable data medium, the programming code configured to, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
- detect an interruption in a communication with a first system that is selectively attachable to an arm of a robot when the first system is removed from the arm of the robot;
- remove an address entry for the first system from a communication directory;
- establish communication with a second system that is selectively attachable to the arm of the robot when the second system is connected to the arm of the robot;
- and
- create an address entry for the second system in the communication directory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.